Jean was born March 5, 1927, in Tampico, IL, to Roy and Florence (Larson) Mickley. She attended Tampico High School in Tampico, IL. Jean married William E. Connelly on November 27, 1943, in Tampico, IL. She was a homemaker and an avid gardener. Jean was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Morrison, IL.
Survivors include her husband, William E.; one daughter, Laura A. Maas; four sons, William J. Connelly; Gary L. Connelly; Randy E. (Kristin) Connelly, and Tom (Debra) Connelly; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; and one brother, Laverne (Mary Ann) Mickley.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Kent Connelly; two brothers, David and Kenneth Mickley; and one daughter-in-law, Kathy Connelly.
Funeral service was held Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Morrison, IL, with Rev. Father Wiliam Antillon, Pastor of St. Marys Catholic Church, officating.